Charles H. McCloy Presented By: Cody Merrill Life Span • Born in Marietta, Ohio on March 30th, 1886. • Died in Iowa City, Iowa on September 18th, 1959 Schooling • • • • Earned Ph. B. at Marietta College in 1907 Studied at John Hopkins Med School from 1910-1912 Ohio State for a brief year in 1913 Shortly after going to China for 13 years as part of the department of education and National Council of YMCA’s. • Finally, Earned his Ph. D. at Columbia University in 1932 Career • Taught PE at a few colleges. • Served at young men's Christian Association locations in China and U.S. (1905-1930) • Professor of PE at University of Iowa the rest of his working life. McCloy’s Specialty • He was a specialist in Anthropometry, or the analysis of motor skills. • He used this to accommodate the variability in students abilities. • He also used it to classify students based on age, stature, and there weight. He used this information to evaluate their productivity. McCloy’s Philosophies • He believed that the educational side of being healthy is much more important than the development of physical skills. • He also believed that we should use measurement to develop and build skill. • He argued that people were too into the idea of being good at the sports and games instead of focusing on the health, wellness, and education. Interesting Facts • He was fluent in Chinese. • He had many articles and a few books that he wrote. The most popular being his book, Tests, Measurements, in Health and Physical Education. • Many of his writing was translated into several languages and sent to other countries. I agree with McCloy’s Philosophy. • I would use his philosophy within my routine as a Health Promotion major. It is obvious that not everyone is as gifted athletically as some of us, therefore we as teachers need to make the accommodations. I would make sure I would teach my people everything they need to know about living a healthier and happier lifestyle. I would use measurements to make sure they could see where they need to improve and where they are succeeding. I would also make sure they don’t feel like it’s a competition with others. I would make it more of a competition with themselves, and challenging them to make it to the next level. References • http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/archives/guides/rg99.0139.htm • http://depts.washington.edu/bhdept/facres/CurrSports%20Med%20Repo rts.pdf • http://books.google.com/books?id=QP8u1RHKQAUC&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91 &dq=charles+h+mccloy+anthropometry&source=bl&ots=VGD8ZV4DeF&si g=WrFHbdPYDpLJyxkqaSVLM9w40o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mc0KUePAMYPY2QWijYCoAQ&ved=0C DcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=charles%20h%20mccloy%20anthropometry& f=false • http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/tests-measurementshealth-physical-education/page-1/ Questions for you • Where was the majority of his college days spent? • What extremely good University did he Teach at? • Which part did McCloy feel was the most important part of Physical Education?